The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-15
A GOOD CATCH.
BY EMILY LENNoX.

elegant visiting card Wnlcn q ser
want presented to Evelyn Ogden, as
she stood before tall pier-glass, ad-
miring the sweep of her white satin
train, and the wave of her glossy
black hair.
"You are ready, suppose, Sybil?''
she asked, with disdainful glance
at her shy little cousin, whose mod
est toilette of wine-colored cashmere
hardly suited Miss Evelyn's elabor-
ate taste.
"Oh, yes I" sybil answered,
promptly. 81 have been ready fol
some time.
"Why don't you put some white
lace around your neck" Evelyn
asked, critically. "You look So
oh, so plain"
She was going to say country
fed" but repented of that and
amended her speech.
81 haven't any lace" Sybil said
frankly.
"I'll lend you my fichu," said Ev-
elyn, less in a generosity than in a
wish to have Sybil look semi-re-
spectacle.
"Thanks," was the gentle reply
"but l would rather not borrow any
fine feathers, Evelyn, dear. Don't
mind me. l couldn't look anything
but plain if I tried, and it will suit
me better to creep into a quiet cor
ner where no one will see me. 1 can
enjoy your triumphs, cousin, for l
am sure you will have them. You
look beautiful tonight"
"Do you think so ?" said Evelyn
with a conscious glance toward the
mirror 81 am glad this dress is SO
becoming. Mr.. Arbuthnot adores
white"
81 almost wish | hadn't said !
would CO." observed Sybil, looking
down at her own plain dress q
am afraid [ shall disgrace you, Eve
lyn. | don't even know how to be
have, for I never heard Of a progres
siye-angling party before"
"Oh, it's simple enough" said Ey
elyn, buttoninq h+l long gloves
"There VIII be lot Of tubs, d
punch-bowls probably, end we wal
all have alit fishing rod and lines
with hooks IN them The fish or'
hollow and haze prizes inside. W
all fish for them, and nobody know
what ne IL going 10 Get till the fsl
are opened. There is TO be a golC
ring in ono tonight, they say. J
will be like wedding cake. But yol
needn't worry, sybil I'll tell yol
what to do
8ybil was not worrying. She va
perfectly awet--.n fact, 80 much &c
that Evelyn fnncie1 her brilliant pc
cort ~oula rpI 2e a allpleased viii
this xYectca addition 10 tAei
pony
Syn' aad come TO the city to ..
and sa. position as q teacher on'
EVELYN I'D no fancy taking her ov
in socity hpi Mr. Ogden had Ten
der feelina 1or bis sisters child, am
commanded his daughter 20 sho'
her all the honors due to a distir
guished guest.
"My cousin, Miss Weir, Mr.. Al
buthnot," said Evelyn, presentin
Sybil to the gentleman who awaite
them in the pnrlor.
"Ainsley Arbuthnot's keen eye
had swept in an instant over tn
, white satin gown with the ment;
observation
'Overdressed !"
They rested now upon the slendt
: little figure in the soft, rich-colore
} cashmere, and they lighted wit
l genuine admiration.
p II am pleased to make your a.
quaintance, Miss Weir" he sale
with that quiet yet impressive MAI
ner which is such valuable gift.
Sybil murmured something, bl
her eyelids fell before that magnet
glance.
How handsome he was, and ho
perfectly-possessed 1t was no wol
der that Evelyn was always talkir
about Alnsley ArDuthnot.
He was rich, too, they sal
though sybil thought very lit
about wealth, save some far-aws
thing which she would probab
never possess in all her lifetime
The progressive angling" we
on at Mrs. Bayard's house, whe
Sybil felt as though she were in
fairy-land, among flowers and fir
GRANGE, and parti-colored lights, til
shone on a crowd of elegantly dres
ed men and women, who move
about in a scene of rare beauty ar
splendor
"Must l fish too?" Sybil aske